M3GAN 2.0 Review: Cinematic Tonal Whiplash May Divide Fans

Review: ‘M3GAN 2.0’ plays like ‘Terminator 2’ remade for the TikTok generation

A change in writer leaves the sequel feeling like a ghost of its former self, more AI slop than creative fun, writes our reviewer.

“M3GAN 2.0” Is a Victim of Inflation

“M3GAN 2.0,” by Gerard Johnstone, which adds more A.I.-endowed robots and increases their powers, diminishes its dramatic impact, Richard Brody writes.

‘M3GAN 2.0’ Loses Its Gay Vibes and Becomes a Corporate Faux-Ally

“M3GAN 2.0” serves corporate faux-ally realness — eager to cash in on the queer fandom that crowned the original a camp icon, only to retreat into something far more generic once it secured that title. Sure, there are some petty reads delivered with robotic deadpan, but the sequel abandons nearly everything that made “M3GAN” legendary: the killer choreography, the deranged doll diva energy. And yes, I hate to say it — our girl goes soft. I knew …

'M3GAN' spinoff 'SOULM8TE' is like 'Fatal Attraction' with robots, producers tease

What happens when a sex-bot goes haywire? The producers behind the spinoff concept give us an idea. Universal Pictures M3GAN of 'M3GAN 2.0'If the M3GAN cinematic universe continues to grow, would we call it the MCU? More importantly, would it give Marvel Studios a run for its money?"Listen, fingers crossed," James Wan, a producer on all these movies through his company Atomic Monster, tells Entertainment Weekly. "Let's hope the second one does w…

M3GAN 2.0 review: Cinematic tonal whiplash may divide fans

The original M3GAN was a creepily effective horror flick about a girl-sized AI doll that turns psycho-killer. It was wickedly funny in places, sure, but at its heart, it was a well-made horror film. M3GAN 2.0 is not. The weird thing is, it doesn’t even seem to want to be one.  Because, while it’s been made by pretty much the same team – both in front of and behind the camera – it feels wildly different in tone. The first film was a high-tech sta…

Megan Thee Stallion Meets 'M3GAN 2.0' For A Twerk Session

Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty Megan Thee Stallion just made her most iconic horror debut yet, throwing a hotel twerk party with a killer doll. Check out this hot girl cameo in M3GAN 2.0 promotional video ahead of the film’s premiere. In a hilariously terrifying new promo released on Wednesday (June 25), the Houston Hottie teams up with M3GAN 2.0 for the latest version of the murderous A.I. doll ahead of the horror sequel’s premiere today (June 2…